Commencement

Celebrating our students

Plans are underway for the Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony as we celebrate our soon-to-be graduates of the Northeast Ohio Medical University Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy and Graduate Studies.

The processional will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall in Akron, Ohio.

2024 COMMENCEMENT DATES:

  • Commencement ceremony for all colleges: Processional to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4
  • College of Pharmacy Dean’s Commencement Reception, 5 – 7 p.m., Friday, May 3, in the NEW Center Ballroom
  • College of Medicine Awards Reception, 4 – 6 p.m., Thursday, May 2, in the NEW Center Ballroom
  • Commencement Ball for NEOMED graduates, Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m., Akron Art Museum

INSTRUCTIONS:

Commencement speaker

Daniel I. Simon, M.D., president of Academic and External Affairs and chief scientific officer for the University Hospitals Health System, will speak at Commencement.

Tentative future dates for commencement

  • Saturday, May 3, 2025
  • Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • Saturday, May 1, 2027
  • Saturday, May 6, 2028

Gallery of our 2023 Commencement

We celebrated graduates in the Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 6, at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall in Akron, Ohio.